Vintage albumen print hand-colored (circa 1880)
The quality and preservation of the colours are exceptional.
Minoo Waterfall, near Osaka
In the heart of the Minoo Natural Park, this large waterfall is a favorite walking spot for the Japanese because of its beauty and the freshness it gives off.
Kusakabe Kimbei (1841-1934) was a colorist and assistant to Felice Beato and Baron Raimond Von Stillfried before opening his own studio in Yokohama in 1881.
Around 1885, he bought back the negatives of Beato and Stillfried. Kimbei immortalized numerous portraits of Japanese people at the end of the 19th century. The prints, which he hand-colored, were then sold to tourists visiting the country.
KUSAKABE KIMBEI (1841-1934) The Waterfall of Minoo c. 1880
Vintage albumen print hand-colored (circa 1880)
The quality and preservation of the colours are exceptional.
Minoo Waterfall, near Osaka
In the heart of the Minoo Natural Park, this large waterfall is a favorite walking spot for the Japanese because of its beauty and the freshness it gives off.
Kusakabe Kimbei (1841-1934) was a colorist and assistant to Felice Beato and Baron Raimond Von Stillfried before opening his own studio in Yokohama in 1881.
Around 1885, he bought back the negatives of Beato and Stillfried. Kimbei immortalized numerous portraits of Japanese people at the end of the 19th century. The prints, which he hand-colored, were then sold to tourists visiting the country.
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